Jake Heggie: Composing Moby-Dick

Acclaimed composer Jake Heggie discusses the creation of his latest opera, Moby-Dick, an epic adaptation of Herman Melville's classic novel. [2/2012] [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 23545]

[@tuckeranita]

What a delightful interview! It's great to hear the composer share his feelings and process of composition. As a Singer and a Composer, I can appreciate it immensely.

[@bratschekind]

23:01 Ian Campbell states he doesn't know of any composer whose first work (I assume he means opera) was such a great success. (paraphrase) Really? Uh, Peter Grimes? Wozzeck? Hänsel und Gretel? Pagliacci? Cavalleria Rusticana? Pelléas et Mélisande? Vanessa? Porgy and Bess? (difficult early history but the songs were immediate hits) And I'm sure I'm missing lots of others. I guess he's never heard of those operas. What a ridiculously stupid thing to say.

[@jmnthe3rd]

Love this video, but have to ask, is that table from Ikea?

[@genetyburn951]

ANOTHER BIG BIG TERRIBLE OPERA COMPOSED BY HEGGIE THAT NO ONE WILL LISTEN TO AFTER ALL THESE CRAZY MEN DIE.. AGAIN NOT ONE MELODY IN 3 BORING HOURS OF CRAP. YES, I KNOW IM NOT BEING POLITICLY CORRECT...BUT CRAP IS CRAP....WHO WOULD EVERY SIT THOUGHT THIS BLUBBER AGAIN.